More than 100 people - including 50 children - were killed in the Syrian military's assault on the town of Houla over the weekend.

Independent investigations are needed into the killings of two men - including a prominent cleric - at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon.

2,000 Palestinian prisoners are ending a hunger strike after Israel has agreed to improve prison conditions.

A Tunis court’s decision to fine a TV boss for “spreading information which can disturb the public order” after he screened an animated French movie is a sign of the continuing erosion of free speech in Tunisia, Amnesty International said.

Amnesty International hears from journalists and bloggers across the world who face abuse and even imprisonment while trying to do their job.

A violent attack on protesters in Cairo demonstrating against the exlusion of a well-known politician from upcoming elections has left one person dead.

Concern is growing for three human rights defenders being held at a military base near Damascus, amid reports they may be facing ongoing torture.

A Bahrain court has further postponed the appeals trial of prominent opposition activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for 75 days.